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10
steps
to
find
the
right
agent
or
distributor
With
a
structure
how
to
make
your
one-‐page
proposition
1
2
3
Step
Determine
the
support
Decide
how
you
are
going
to
support
your
partners
operationally.
How
much
time
will
you
spend
on
them?
How
much
will
you
travel
and
how
much
do
they
have
to
travel?
Also
decide
on
joint
promotion
activities.
How
much
will
you
sponsor
the
distributor's
marketing
efforts?
Part
of
those
efforts
may
support
your
international
brand.
5
Step
Start
your
partner
search
You
can
either
do
this
yourself
or
outsource
this
to
a
consultant
who
knows
the
country,
speaks
the
language
and
has
a
network.
Make
sure
that
for
every
location
where
you
want
to
become
active
you
have
a
selection
of
3
to
5
candidates.
This
step
also
is
the
test
whether
you
have
a
complete
enough
and
attractive
package
to
offer
to
your
potential
partners.
In
case
hardly
any
companies
are
interested
in
becoming
your
agent
or
distributor,
you
should
revise
your
package.
Step
6
Select
Ask
your
potential
partners
what
they
think
of
your
offering
and
how
they
would
approach
the
market.
What
are
their
expectations
in
terms
of
turnover
and
what
is
their
experience
with
similar
products?
How
extensive
is
their
network?
Apart
from
the
strategic
fit
and
their
sales
power
you
should
also
take
the
cultural
fit
in
mind.
Will
it
be
easy
to
collaborate
with
this
company?
If
there
are
troubles,
will
you
solve
them
together?
3
7
Step
Make
a
joint
market
plan
Your
selected
partner
should
know
best
how
you
should
approach
the
local
market.
On
the
other
hand
you
know
your
product
or
service
and
what
could
be
the
benefits.
You
already
should
have
the
right
marketing
materials
and
you
have
an
international
brand
that
needs
consistency
across
all
countries.
That
gives
limitations.
Check
with
your
partner
what
kind
of
turnover
he
expects
for
the
first
few
years.
And
ask
him
what
he
would
need
from
you
to
double
this
turnover.
This
way
you
will
get
to
an
optimum
in
terms
of
revenue
and
investments.
4
5